Gun Control Debate #5

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He taught Parkland students about the NRA. Then the gunshots rang out.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...ents-about-nra-then-gunshots-rang-out-n856266

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — On the night his students debated National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch at a nationally televised town hall, Jeff Foster sat off to the side of the stage like a boxing coach watching his prizefighters.

Thinking back on that experience from the kitchen counter of his Boynton Beach home on Monday, Foster, 46, the fast-talking, tell-it-like-it-is AP government teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in nearby Parkland, is almost at a loss for words.

“To see that happen and realize that’s someone that’s in your class, it’s pretty crazy,” Foster told NBC News. “It’s almost like an out-of-body experience.”

 

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As gun bills fail, Virginia legislators look ahead to 2019

http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-vg-cns-gun-bills-0314-story.html

“We’re talking past each other,” Levine said.

Levine sponsored a bill to ban bump stocks, the device Stephen Paddock used on his rifles to fire so rapidly in the Oct. 1 shooting in Las Vegas. The bill failed despite testimony from Henrico County resident Cortney Carroll, who survived the massacre.

 

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Student voices must be part of the gun-control debate: Arden

http://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/vo...must-part-gun-control-debate-arden/422870002/

Students have the right to protest, and a walkout is merely one example of how they can do this. Some may think it is drastic, but many teens think of it as necessary for them to be taken seriously. There are not many teens who feel that they can openly discuss their opinions and take actions, and often, they aren't given the proper tools to do so.

Sure, anyone can email representatives or send letters, but the likelihood of those being listened to is not high. So, students are now looking to other ways to allow their opinions to be shared.

Exercising one’s rights is vital for progress, and this action is something constantly withheld from students.

Adults tend to be focused on the “fact” that teens can’t make a change in the world, when really, the opposite is true.

 

[ZoriahNZ]

http://www.wdsu.com/article/seaside-high-teacher-accidentally-fires-gun-in-class/19426944

A teacher who also serves as a reserve police officer accidentally fired a gun inside a Seaside High School classroom Tuesday, police said, and three students were injured.

Dennis Alexander was teaching a course about gun safety for his administration of justice class when his gun went off at 1:20 p.m.


Teachers are not legally allowed to have firearms in California classrooms, even if they have a concealed carry permit.

Alexander, who is a reserve officer for the Sand City Police Department, was pointing his gun at the ceiling when it fired. Pieces of the ceiling fell to the floor.

A news release from the Seaside Police Department said no one suffered "serious injuries." One 17-year-old boy suffered moderate injuries when fragments from the bullet ricocheted off the ceiling and lodged into his neck, the student's father, Fermin Gonzales, told KSBW-TV.

The worst part, in a way, was the fact that the school had failed to inform the parents of the accident which had resulted in injuries. Shameful.

 

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High school,shooting survivor spoofs Dana Loesch.

Sarah Chadwick.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/par...dwick-spoofed-dana-loesch-nra-hourglass-video

 

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Two year old kills one year old brother in Mobile, Alabama

http://www.fox10tv.com/story/37706225/one-year-old-boy-killed-in-accidental-shooting

 

[rsd1200]

Interesting. I wonder when and why he decided to have the memorial at that time and on that day. If he had picked a different time and date no one would have to choose. I'm sure all the students who plan on walking out have attended (or would attend) memorials and vigils. It's strange to me he thinks it should be one or the other. The walkout has been planned for weeks.

The earliest references I can find to him mentioning it are three days ago, so IMO he's making his own political statement.

Some schools are having walk-ins. FWIW The video, is not the one that was used in the article that Tillicum shared. The video has been changed.

The original one used in Tillicum's post, was taken, from the one below, of Cole, telling his story about being shot, at point blank range, and talking to the shooter, as he lay bleeding on the floor, of a school bathroom.

His ability to talk with shooter, and forgive, was what I found moving. He was shot, same as the kids at Palmdale, Sandy Hook, Columbine, and Marshall County. I guess it's just his way of dealing with what happened to him. None of us deal with pain, shock, grief, tragedy, or death, in the same way. I guess he's just expressing his 1A, too, and going to school today.

But it's so much easier to judge a child, who is also a recent victim, and who almost lost his life... I should have expected as much.

Cole recounts the day he was shot, Jan. 20, 2017
http://www.whio.com/news/local/loga...rty-salem-high-school/9QBhz3IUnLxGP0NF4atGbK/

Logan Calls His Recovery From School A Miracle
Cole said in another two to five months the brace he is wearing will come off. He hopes then to resume normal life.
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Column: Why the National School Walkout is the lesson of a lifetime

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...erson/sd-me-karla-walkout-20180312-story.html

It’s a wake-up call morning in America.

How else would you characterize the series of sudden jolting events that have slapped us upside our collective heads and forced us to face the harsh light of a new game-changing day?

Young people are becoming increasingly outraged about gun violence because they are some of the most frequent victims of gun violence. Three of our country’s deadliest mass shootings — Virginia Tech in 2007, Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012 and Parkland — have happened at schools.

Then there are just the daily gun-related deaths that are responsible for giving the United States the highest rate of murder or manslaughter by firearm in the developed world. According to the Centers for Disease Control, seven Americans age 19 and younger are killed by a gun on an average day in the U.S.

So one reason young people make good, passionate spokespeople for gun control is because they have a vested interest in keeping guns out of the hands of their friends and classmates. And for the survivors of the Parkland shooting, their passion and their social-media skills have given them the ability to call out America’s gun culture for the insane and deadly thing it is.

And they have plenty of alarming facts at their disposal.

 

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National School Walkout: Live Updates

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/14/us/school-walkout.html

Thousands of students, emboldened by a growing protest movement over gun violence, stood up in their classrooms on Wednesday and walked out of their schools in a nationwide demonstration, one month after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Florida.

The 17-minute protests unfolding at hundreds of schools are intended to pressure Congress to approve gun control legislation after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and come 10 days before major protests in Washington and elsewhere.

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The first large wave of students began to leave their classrooms at 10 a.m. Eastern time. Across the country, others are scheduled to walk out at 10 a.m. in their local time zones.

Related stories:

How Young Is Too Young for Protest? A National Gun-Violence Walkout Tests Schools

How the Parkland Students Got So Good at Social Media

Florida Students Began With Optimism. Then They Spoke to Lawmakers.

 

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'A sea of people everywhere': Students walk out to demand change

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/us/national-school-walkout-gun-violence-protests/index.html

The National School Walkout started at 10 a.m. ET and will continue across the country at 10 a.m. in each time zone. The protest was sparked by last month's school massacre in Parkland, Florida, and fueled by years of anger about what many say are inadequate gun laws.

Those participating have three main demands for Congress:

-- Ban assault weapons;

-- Require universal background checks before gun sales;

-- Pass a gun violence restraining order law that would allow courts to disarm people who display warning signs of violent behavior.

Students at Stoneman Douglas said they were overwhelmed by the nationwide support.

There's a "sea of people everywhere. You can barely see the ground," Stoneman Douglas student Sam Zeif said. "It really shows us we're not alone."

In Hoboken, New Jersey, students chanted, "I am a bullet-free zone," and some held signs that read, "Chalk not Glocks!"

 

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Student walkouts sweep the US: Live updates

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/us/student-walkouts-latest/index.html

 

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National school walkout marks month since Parkland mass shooting

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...ut-marks-month-parkland-mass-shooting-n856386

Exactly one month after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School here in Parkland, survivors of the massacre joined tens of thousands of students across the U.S. in a national walkout Wednesday morning.

Organized by the Women's March, an estimated 185,000 people in 50 states joined the walkout. Approximately 3,100 schools said they were going to participate, an organizer told NBC News ahead of the walkout.

In Washington, D.C., a crowd in the thousands gathered, holding signs toward the White House with slogans such as "Books Not Bullets" and "Fire Politicians, Not Guns" on them.

At the stroke of 10 a.m., the crowd sat down en masse, their backs to the White House, and started a 17-minute-long moment of silence. Afterwards, some marched to Capitol Hill, with plans to meet with legislators.

"I'm a little bit nervous because a lot of us are going to be out in the open," 18-year-old senior Justin Hing said. "A crazy guy could do a drive-by. But at the same time, I'm glad they're doing it, because it's a good way to raise awareness."

The school has become a symbol of strength in Parkland. Cars driving by are adorned with black ribbon magnets or red hearts and the words "#MSDStrong."

Watch live:

https://www.nbcnews.com/widget/video-embed/1184798275984

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Charlotte students join massive #NeverAgain march against gun violence

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article204947384.html

The mood was almost festive as hundreds of Independence High students walked out of school at 10 a.m. Wednesday, joining students from across the nation.

But they all fell silent moments later, as a classmate read the names and ages of the students and teachers gunned down last month at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Fla.

“These people were the future,” said junior Marion Teshome, “and now they’re gone.”

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Ann Doss Helms‏Verified account
@anndosshelms

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[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Bleachers are full and students still arriving. #NationalSchoolWalkout[/FONT]

https://twitter.com/anndosshelms/status/973924684109635584

 

[bluesneakers]

This is amazing.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

If anyone else wants to updates / stories as they happen, please do! I'll come back here later and read everything. I bet a lot of us will.

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[EuTuCroquet?]

IT IS SO DUSTY IN HERE

I'm ugly crying this is so moving.

It's so powerfully poignant and yet exhilarating at the same time. These kids; glory and power be to them!

:yesss:

This is amazing.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Student walkouts start in Minnesota to protest gun violence

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https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/03/14/students-walkout-gun-protests

At Rocori High School in Cold Spring, Minn., the walkout will last 19 minutes. Two students were shot and killed by a classmate in 2003. The two additional minutes will honor victims Aaron Rollins and Seth Bartell.

Their walkout is geared more toward preventing gun violence rather than advocating for stricter gun control. Speakers will also discuss the "Walk Up" movement.

"If someone is alone or an outcast, it would be going out of your way to talk to them," senior Rachel Theisen told MPR News Wednesday morning. "Walking up to someone, someone who you wouldn't usually talk to and just saying, 'Hey, is everything OK? Let's talk.'"

 

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dan kraker‏Verified account @dankrakeFollow

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Students from Harbor City Int’l School standing in downtown #Duluth in silence to honor the 17 victims of the Florida school shooting last month.

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https://twitter.com/dankraker/status/973937345522216961

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[bobcat]

I’m just thankful that my kids’ school district is not participating in this ridiculous walk out. Schools are for learning. I don’t want my kids wasting their time trying to make a political statement. It’s unbelievable me that any school would allow students to leave class for any kind of protest, no matter what it is. If my kids’ school was going to participate in this, I would have taken the day off work and had my kids stay home. Kids can do all the protesting they want ON THEIR OWN TIME.

 

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[FONT=&amp]Lois Beckett‏Verified account @loisbeckettFollowFollow

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[FONT=&amp]It is freezing cold and these 60+ elementary school protesters are lying completely still, and no one is making a sound, just the posters flapping a little over their bodies. Alexandria, Virginia.

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https://twitter.com/loisbeckett/status/973924503783911424

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